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Guitar Rockstars (Group)

For BeginnersAges 7-10 - $199.00 per session (1/2 hour)12 weeksEdmonton and St. Albert*Limited enrollment, only 4 students per class.

Learning guitar for the very first time in our group class is a fun and interactive experience. Not only will you learn how to strum your first song, tune your instrument, and read tablature, you will also be able to jam with other learning musicians and create new music together. This is a great way to begin your journey as a guitar player!

What You'll Experience in Class

• Learning of rock, blues, and folk music - including the Jaws Theme Song and Rolling Stones• Guitar technique (chords, finger patterns, tuning)• Collaborate with other guitar players in class to perform different parts of a song• Learn to read notes, tablature, and chord charts

Meet Our Group Guitar Teachers

Brett Hansen

Guitar Teacher

Brett is an Edmonton based guitar player and composer. He is a graduate of MacEwan University’s Bachelor of Music program, where he majored in guitar performance and studied with Juno nominated Jim Head, amongst others. He has also studied with renowned guitar players including Rex Abbasi, Matthew Stevens, and Pete McCann.

Brett is an active member in the Edmonton music scene where he teaches and performs regularly with a number of groups, spanning multiple genres of music.

Marcel Gauthier

Group Guitar Teacher

Marcel is a classically trained percussionist with a University Degree in music from Laurentian University. He also has a College Degree in music from Cambrian and has been a music teacher for young children, youth and adults for over fifteen years. He began teaching in his home town of Marathon Ontario when he was a teen and never stopped teaching because he loved it so much. Most notably, he also taught in Thunder Bay Ontario, Ottawa, and Sudbury while his travels took him all about for his own musical career.

There is nothing better than the gift of being able to show other people how to tap into their own creativity and musical reservoirs so that they too can experience the therapy and magic of music!

He began teaching in his home town of Marathon Ontario when he was a teen and never stopped teaching because he loved it so much. Most notably, he also taught in Thunder Bay Ontario, Ottawa, and Sudbury while his travels took him all about for his own musical career.

Marcel Gauthier is also an amazing music teacher with not only talent and skill but also the incredible ability to teach as well as play and entertain.

Dylan Farrell

Group Guitar Teacher

Dylan started playing professionally at the age of 15. After playing with countless different acts within many genres, Dylan has returned to his most natural place and his first love of music, the blues.

With the collaboration of Stephan Kijek on the keys, Matt Blackie on drums and sound engineer and bass player, Harry Gregg; Dylan has found the perfect blend of influences, experience and soul to back up his timeless and innovative songs. Dylan shines with the light of a young man, who has found his destiny.

Dylan Farrell

Ukulele Teacher

Dylan started playing professionally at the age of 15. After playing with countless different acts within many genres, Dylan has returned to his most natural place and his first love of music, the blues.

With the collaboration of Stephan Kijek on the keys, Matt Blackie on drums and sound engineer and bass player, Harry Gregg; Dylan has found the perfect blend of influences, experience and soul to back up his timeless and innovative songs. Dylan shines with the light of a young man, who has found his destiny.

Brett Hansen

Guitar Teacher

Brett is an Edmonton based guitar player and composer. He is a graduate of MacEwan University’s Bachelor of Music program, where he majored in guitar performance and studied with Juno nominated Jim Head, amongst others. He has also studied with renowned guitar players including Rex Abbasi, Matthew Stevens, and Pete McCann.

Brett is an active member in the Edmonton music scene where he teaches and performs regularly with a number of groups, spanning multiple genres of music.